Jamal Khashoggi: Erdogan vows to reveal all that happened 'in all its nakedness'

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will reveal "in all its nakedness" how journalist Jamal Khashoggi died at the Saudi consulate.

Mr Erdogan promised to explain all the "details" of the case on Tuesday in a speech to his party.

His comments were backed up by President Donald Trump, who also said he expected what happened to come out by then, adding he would speak to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman "very soon".

Mr Trump discussed the case with Mr Erdogan by phone, and the two agreed that Saudi Arabia should to clarify exactly what happened to the Saudi dissident.

Saudi Arabia at the weekend acknowledged that the 59-year-old Khashoggi had died in the consulate, though its explanation that he was killed in a "fist fight" was met with international scepticism.

Eighteen Saudis were arrested and several top intelligence officials were fired, the kingdom said.

Mr Erdogan said: "I will make a statement about this on Tuesday in my group meeting. Because we seek justice here, it will be revealed in all its nakedness.

"Why did these 15 people come here? Why were 18 people arrested? All of this needs to be explained in all its details. I will explain all of this in a different way on Tuesday in my group speech."

Turkish pro-government media say a hit squad travelled from Saudi Arabia to kill Mr Khashoggi on 2 October.

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In its latest comments on the killing, Saudi foreign minister Adel al Jubeir claimed the kingdom did not know how the journalist was killed or where his body was.

He described Mr Khashoggi's death as an "aberration, a mistake" that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was not aware of.

In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, the Saudi minister said: "This is a terrible mistake. This is a terrible tragedy. Our condolences go out to them [Mr Khashoggi's family]. We feel their pain."

Late on Sunday, both Saudi King Salman and Prince Mohammed were reported to have called Mr Khashoggi's son, Salah, to express condolences.

The UK, France and Germany issued a joint statement condemning the killing of Mr Khashoggi "in the strongest possible terms", saying there "remains an urgent need for clarification of exactly what happened".

Saudi Arabia is said to have fired several senior figures after an investigation into the incident.

US treasury secretary Stephen Mnuchin said Saudi Arabia's admission that The Washington Post columnist was killed in a fistfight was a "good first step but not enough."

Mr Mnuchin and many other Western figure from business and politics boycotted a networking event in Riyadh due to start this week.

Turkish authorities have placed Mr Khashoggi's fiancee Hatice Cengiz - who is a Turkish national - under 24-hour police protection, the Istanbul governor's office confirmed to Sky News.

Ms Cengiz waited for hours outside the Saudi consulate waiting for Mr Khashoggi and then got in touch with authorities when he failed to re-emerge as he had instructed her to do.

After Saudi Arabia confirmed his death, she wrote on Twitter: "They have taken your body from this world, but your beautiful smile will stay in my world forever."

The international community has expressed doubts about the Saudi version of events.

This includes Mr Trump, who has accused Saudi Arabia of "deception" and "lies" over the killing. The president had previously said he found Riyadh's version of events to be credible.

Turkish officials say they have audio evidence that Mr Khashoggi was tortured, killed and cut up on an office desk after a 15-man "hit squad" flew into the country.

The hunt for Mr Khashoggi's body is continuing in Turkey, with a search of a vast forest near Istanbul.

Germany, Britain and France pressed Riyadh to provide facts on Sunday, with Angela Merkel saying Germany would not export arms to Saudi Arabia while uncertainty over Mr Khashoggi's fate persisted.

In the statement issued on Sunday, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, France's Jean-Yves Le Drian and Germany's Heiko Maas said: "Nothing can justify this killing and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms."